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temperatures above 69 F (21 C) and when going
outside, dress appropri-ately for the cold. Have
plenty of layers of clothes and a hat on the head.
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Delmarva Coast and stayed there until spring.
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entire Potomac River was frozen solid. People
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• Baby it’s cold outside: Here’s an oddity: - 40 F
is the same regardless of whether you measure
in Fahrenheit or Celsius.

• In the late 1970s, three polar bears at the San
Diego Zoo appeared to turn green when colonies
of algae grew in their hair shafts. A veterinarian
restored their white appearance by killing the
algae with a saline solution.

• Mercury freezes at -36 F (-38 C). So if it gets
really cold outside, that old fashioned mer-cury
thermometer you keep outside will itself freeze
at minus 38 degrees.

• On Jan. 6, 2002 snow fell in Athens for the first
time since 1992. Some Aegean islands were also
affected by snow and gale force winds.

• Looks can be deceiving. Just because the sun
is out on a winter day doesn’t mean it is necessarily warm. The coldest days are usually the
clear ones – no clouds to hold in what little
heat may be radiating away from the earth.

• Desert areas in the north of Saudi Arabia were
affected by snow for the first time in 40 years on
Jan. 18, 2002. The snow melted away quickly but
reports say that nomads in the area weren’t used
to snow and were rather confused as to what to
do with it.
• Snowbirds must have had a sense of déjà vu
when snow fell in Miami, Palm Beach, Mi-ami
Beach and Homestead (22 miles south of Miami)
on Jan. 17, 1997. It was the first and thus far
the only time snow has been ob-served south of
Fort Myers. The snow melted on contact with the
ground but nevertheless it did snow.

heat may be radiating away from the earth.

• A wind chill factor of -25 F (-32 C) or lower
can actually cause skin to freeze; that’s called
frostbite. If it is that cold out, either cover all
your exposed skin. Or get inside. We heartily
recommend the latter.

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• In southern Illinois and the Ozark hills of
Missouri, “goosebone” weather prophets examine the breastbone of a wild goose killed in
autumn. If it is thin, that predicts a mild winter;
it thick and opaque, a hard winter; if white,
much snow; if reddish or red-spotted, cold but
little snow.
• Muskrat love: some people believe that
muskrats build bigger lodges and the fur is
thicker on muskrats, raccoons, skunks and
other furbearers before a severe winter.

1. Name the cloudiest city in the United States; this
city has approximately 240 cloudy days a year.
2. It’s not far away from the cloudiest city. Name the
foggiest place in the United States. This city has
about 252 foggy days a year.
3. What is the weather condition formed when
snow melts and then refreezes before it hits the
ground?
4. What continent has the coldest average
temperatures of any place on Earth?

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preacher and his flock at a poor church in
the hills
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to get money to buy paint for the church exterior. Finally they
bought enough paint and joined together on a Saturday
morning to complete the job. When they were about half
finished they realized that they were going to run out of paint.
The preacher said, “It’s a water base paint, just thin it down with
water.” They did so until the color started losing its depth and
when they finally finished it was dark green at the top, light
green in the middle and a very light green at the bottom. Just
then a dark cloud appeared and the heavens opened up with
a deluge of rain which washed all of the paint. The preacher
and the congregation were stunned at the hard work they
had done for nothing. Just then there was a lightning flash
followed by the roll of thunder and a loud voice from the
heavens rang out, “REPAINT, REPAINT AND THIN NO MORE.”

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Tidbits of Glenrock, Douglas & Wheatland

January 14 - January 20, 2010

Something to think about. . .
In an article recently from the
University of Wyoming is said that a
dollar spent locally turns over 3-7
times before it leaves the local
economy. That means $1 spent in our
communities has the impact of several
dollars.
Here’s how it works. When a
dollar is spent with a local merchant,
the merchant then pays for its
inventory, employees’ wages and
overhead. The merchant then buys
groceries, and necessities. The grocer
pays rent and wages and purchases
other necessities. And the cycle
continues until someone buys something
from out of town.
Tax is paid on every purchase and
a portion of that comes back and is
spent on wages and supplies in our
communities. It is that simple.
After thinking about this, I came
to this conclusion: when you stop and
consider the time, gas, lunch, when

going out of our communities to shop,
there may be better prices on a FEW
items, but in the long run, one can save
more by shopping locally. Our
businesses are very competitive with
other stores.
Best of all our local businesses are
usually willing to go the extra mile and
order about anything you could
possibly want. You’re not going to get
that service down the road.
By giving local merchants a chance
to earn your business, you give the
local economy a greater chance of
thriving.
So, save gas, time, and the extra
cash spent on lunch and shop locally
first. Let’s make it our New Year’s
Resolution to not break the cycle and
shop locally throughout the year.
Article courtesy of the Glenrock
Chamber of Commerce.

Call Brenda Stark for details at 259-5010

January 14 - January 20, 2010

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1. Name the cloudiest city in the United States; this
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2. It’s not far away from the cloudiest city. Name the
foggiest place in the United States. This city has
about 252 foggy days a year.
3. What is the weather condition formed when
snow melts and then refreezes before it hits the
ground?
4. What continent has the coldest average
temperatures of any place on Earth?

A
preacher and his flock at a poor church in
the hills
of Tennessee took up collections for months
to get money to buy paint for the church exterior. Finally they
bought enough paint and joined together on a Saturday
morning to complete the job. When they were about half
finished they realized that they were going to run out of paint.
The preacher said, “It’s a water base paint, just thin it down with
water.” They did so until the color started losing its depth and
when they finally finished it was dark green at the top, light
green in the middle and a very light green at the bottom. Just
then a dark cloud appeared and the heavens opened up with
a deluge of rain which washed all of the paint. The preacher
and the congregation were stunned at the hard work they
had done for nothing. Just then there was a lightning flash
followed by the roll of thunder and a loud voice from the
heavens rang out, “REPAINT, REPAINT AND THIN NO MORE.”

1.Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles band was named?

2. Name one of the two states that has never had a high
temperature over 100 degrees.

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INAUGURATION DAY

• One year ago this Jan. 20, Barack Obama was
sworn in as our nation’s 44th president. Based
on TV ratings, the inauguration was watched
by 37.8 million, second only to Reagan’s 41.8
million in 1981.

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• The 1949 inauguration of Harry Truman was
the first to be nationally televised, and was
seen by an estimated 10 million Americans.
Is is said that more people watched President
Truman’s Inauguration than the total of all
people witnessing all previous Presidential
Inaugurations.
• Except for Washington’s first inaugural, when
he was sworn in on April 30, 1789, all presidents
until 1937 were inaugurated in March in an
effort to avoid bad weather.
• George Washington wasn’t exactly a man
of words. In fact, his inaugural in 1793 was
the shortest inaugural address, at 135 words.
William H. Harrison’s (1841), on the other
hand, was the longest inaugural address at
8,445 words.
• The inaugural date was changed from March
to Jan. 20 as a result of passage of the 20th
Amendment to the Constitution (passed in
1933). Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s second
inauguration was the first to have been held on
that date.
• Thomas Jefferson, in 1801, was the only
president to walk to and from his inaugural.
He was also the first to be inaugurated at the
Capitol.
• James Madison was the first President to take
the oath of office and deliver the inau-gural
address outdoors; the ceremony took place on
platform in front of the temporary Brick Capitol,
where the Supreme Court now stands.

1. Name the cloudiest city in the United States; this
city has approximately 240 cloudy days a year.
2. It’s not far away from the cloudiest city. Name the
foggiest place in the United States. This city has
about 252 foggy days a year.
3. What is the weather condition formed when
snow melts and then refreezes before it hits the
ground?
4. What continent has the coldest average
temperatures of any place on Earth?

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preacher and his flock at a poor church in
the hills
of Tennessee took up collections for months
to get money to buy paint for the church exterior. Finally they
bought enough paint and joined together on a Saturday
morning to complete the job. When they were about half
finished they realized that they were going to run out of paint.
The preacher said, “It’s a water base paint, just thin it down with
water.” They did so until the color started losing its depth and
when they finally finished it was dark green at the top, light
green in the middle and a very light green at the bottom. Just
then a dark cloud appeared and the heavens opened up with
a deluge of rain which washed all of the paint. The preacher
and the congregation were stunned at the hard work they
had done for nothing. Just then there was a lightning flash
followed by the roll of thunder and a loud voice from the
heavens rang out, “REPAINT, REPAINT AND THIN NO MORE.”

1.Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles band was named?

2. Name one of the two states that has never had a high
temperature over 100 degrees.

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based Paciﬁ
and Electric,
announced
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Trucks
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Diesels
billion plan by which it hopes to save 2,500 MW
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Department
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of electricity
during
the nextFor
decade,
equivalent
to the output of several new power plants, by
encouraging customers to use energy more
efﬁciently. New England Electric, which has
one of the nation’s most ambitious
conservation
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For
programs, sends bright yellow
vans into
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neighborhoods in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island, giving away efﬁcient
ﬂuorescent
lights and wrapping
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BOOK $32,200
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water heaters with heat- retaining
blankets. Similar programs have
been launched by Central Maine
Power, Wisconsin Power & Light
and Puget Sound Power & Light.